Changing the Unit of a Spectrum

This section describes how to change the unit of a spectrum.

This operation changes the unit of the currently-displayed spectrum. Changing the unit of a spectrum will have consequences on the level values when displayed in dB, as the reference value for the dB calculation will change. See Managing Physical Units for more information.

Note: Changing the unit of a spectrum may be necessary in some cases, typically when you import a spectrum with an unknown or unspecified unit, when the original signal from which you calculated the spectrum had no unit, or simply to fix a mistake.

To Change the Unit of a Spectrum

  1. From a spectrum window, open the left panel and go to the Information tab (see figure below).
  2. Expand the properties of the spectrum in which you are interested.
  3. Edit the Unit field and press Enter.
The new unit is set.
Figure 1. The unit of a spectrum can be changed from the left panel within a spectrum window